RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad PALC2-4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 8, 1965, 19:30
- Launch designation
- 1965-090
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 973
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7113/4822
- Flight code
- SHOP DEGREE
- Year
- Launches in 1965
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 284 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.2 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 6232 | 1965-090BNORAD 1728 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Nov 9, 1965 |
| OPS 8293 | 1965-090A | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 4023 | 1965-090 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.